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Subtopic: Natural Selection

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Resource	Grade Level	Media Type
American Chestnut Tree This annotated slideshow adapted from KET's Electronic Field Trip to the Forest illustrates how blight decimated the American chestnut tree and the methods scientists use to identify and pollinate the remaining trees to create blight-resistant trees.	6-12	HTML Interactive
Ancient Farmers of the Amazon This video segment from Evolution: "Evolutionary Arms Race" tells the story of the leafcutter ant and the fungus it farms -- an example of mutually beneficial symbiosis.	6-12	QuickTime Video
Animal Defenses In nature, survival is the name of the game. This video segment explores the world of animal defense and shows that predators don't always have the upper hand.	K-8	QuickTime Video
The Birds and the Beaks This Nature lesson explores different adaptations and variations in birds. It focuses on bird beaks, migratory patterns, and the ability of birds to co-exist with humans.	9-10	Lesson Plan
Build-a-Fish In this interactive activity from Shedd Aquarium, build a fish and then release it into the reef to search for food and evade predators. Try different combinations and observe how each kind of fish has unique adaptations that help it survive in its habitat.	6-8	Flash Interactive
Carnivorous Plants of Cartwheel Bay In this video segment from NatureScene, explore Cartwheel Bay, a wetland in South Carolina, and learn about the variety of carnivorous plants native to this unique landform.	3-8	QuickTime Video
Coral Reef Connections Dive in and explore what makes this beautiful world so fragile. In this Evolution Web feature, discover how coevolution has shaped the ecological relationships among reef creatures.	3-12	Flash Interactive
Evolutionary Arms Race Students examine the interactions among different types of organisms and the importance of these relationships to the evolution of species.	6-8	Lesson Plan
Evolution of Camouflage This video segment from Evolution: "Darwin's Dangerous Idea" illustrates the remarkable camouflage of a praying mantis against its leafy backdrop.	3-12	QuickTime Video
Floral Arrangements Explore a few of the ways plants pollinate each other in this video segment from Sexual Encounters of a Floral Kind.	6-12	QuickTime Video
Geneticist Pardis Sabeti In this video profile adapted from NOVA scienceNOW, learn about geneticist and rock musician Pardis Sabeti, whose innovative insights into natural selection demonstrated how beneficial mutations spread quickly through a population.	6-12	QuickTime Video
Homo Sapiens Versus Neanderthals This video segment, adapted from NOVA, explores reasons why Homo sapiens had an advantage over Neanderthals in the pursuit of territory and natural resources.	6-12	QuickTime Video
How Evolution Works Students learn about natural selection, the mechanism that drives evolution.	6-8	Lesson Plan
Masters of Disguise In the face of danger, what's a spineless animal to do? This video segment introduces the concept of camouflage -- how animals achieve it and how this form of disguise benefits both predators and prey. Footage from NOVA: "Animal Impostors."	K-12	QuickTime Video
Nowhere to Hide Notice how the birds select orange or green bugs as you alter the levels of local pollution in this interactive activity from Kinetic City.	K-8	Flash Interactive
Sex and the Single Guppy Play in our streams and see how exhibitionism has an evolutionary payoff in this Evolution simulation of Endler's experiment.	6-12	Shockwave Interactive
Tale of the Peacock The peacock provides a classic example of sexual selection, the force behind nature's extravagances. From Evolution: "Why Sex?"	6-12	QuickTime Video
Toxic Newts The father and son team of Brodie and Brodie track down the predator able to stomach a mysteriously hyper-toxic newt, an example of an evolutionary arms race in action. From Evolution: "Evolutionary Arms Race."	6-12	QuickTime Video
Unique Species of Kentucky's Green River This video from Kentucky's Last Great Places shows how the Green River has remained unusually clean and why it is home to several endangered aquatic species.	6-12	QuickTime Video
A Variety of Hummingbirds Learn about different traits and adaptations in various species of hummingbirds in this video from Nature.	6-12	QuickTime Video